meredyth bess (38 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Orange cloth, black over blue lettering, spine faded, edges rubbed. Plays / Movies.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, bookplate to front pastedown, light soiling to page edges, spine ends lightly bumped, light sunning to spine, a touch of shelf wear, otherwise clean and tight, a Very Good + copy.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. very good condition hardcover ino dust jacket, with stills gently read clean pages originally published by Covici-Friede, in 1934 , 240 pages, . Based on the life of P.T. Barnum, Showman Extraordinaire, this is the screenplay for the movie that starred Wallace Berry, and Adolphe Menjou,

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (p.t. barnum 1810-1891, drama, screenplays, motion picutre plays ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good/No Jacket. New York: Covici-Friede. Good/No Jacket. 1934. . Hardcover. Covers and spine slightly rubbed/soiled. Some fraying at head and tail of spine. All corners moderately bumped. Previous owner ink signature on front free endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. A solid reading copy. Size: 8vo - over 7-1/2" - 9-1/2" tall . 8vo. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First edition, a photoplay edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Front hinge repaired, cloth lightly stained and slightly worn at extremities, spine sunned, very good lacking the dust jacket. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey.

1st printing, pouch on front endpaper, stamp on rear pastedown, book a bit worn at extremeties, else GOOD, no dust jacket, includes photos from the film starring Wallace Beery & Adolphe Menjou, directed by Walter Lang, perhaps the 1st screenplay published in book form. 1st edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: No jacket, as issued. Reprint. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1978. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Facsimile reprint of the 1934 Covici-Friede original. Illustrated with photos from the movie. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Walter Lang, the Twentieth Century Pictures film starred Wallace Beery (as Phineas T. Barnum), Adolphe Menjou, and Janet Beecher. Foreword by Gene Fowler. Includes film credits. From Garland's Classics of Film Literature series. Original red cloth, decorated in black. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. 240pp.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. Minimal library markings. Small pale mark to bottom LH corner of front cover. Top corners slightly bumped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A superior copy. Tiny 'poke' at spine affects book and jacket, not bad.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 240 pages; Physical desc. : 240 p ; 21 cm. Subjects: Barnum, P. T. Screenplays - US. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 240 pages; Physical desc. : 240 p ; 21 cm. Subjects: Barnum, P. T. Screenplays - US. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. (1934). 240 pages. Actual screen play with sixteen reproductions of scenes from the picture staring Wallace Berry and Adolphe Menjou. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. (109).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Orange cloth boards bright, slightest wear to corners. Dust jacket is price-intact, clipped at flap edges. Light soiling/fading to spine, edgewear to upper spine, now contained in mylar cover. Photoplay edition with text, screen directions, b/w photos of actors Wallace Beery and Adolphe Menjou.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No jacket. Inscribed by Gene Fowler on the front endpaper. Covers edgeworn, with faded spine. Water stain on bottom right corner of text block. As-Is,

Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 film, showing actress Dorothy Sebastian. Based on screenwriter Michael Arlen's 1924 novel "The Green Hat," which he also adapted for theatre in 1925, about two childhood sweethearts who are banned from marriage due to class differences. Arlen's novel was considered so daring in the US that producers attempted to distance the film from the source text as much as possible in order to placate the Hays Commission, eliminating all references to drug use, sexually transmitted diseases, and homosexuality, which were key points within the original narrative. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film, here advertised under working title, "The Firebrand." Based on the 1945 play by Edwin Justus Mayer. A duke and duchess both have their eyes on other people, but do not want the other to know. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with one small tear to the top left corner and a small chip missing from the top right corner.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition. No dust jacket. Inscribed by Fowler and Meredyth to 'Ellie'- more than likely a production/editing assistant. Inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in orange smooth cloth, in a Fine dull yellow, orange, green and black dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with one tiny chip to heel of spine panel. 240pp. with photographs from the movie [20th Century, 1934], which starred Wallace Beery as Phineas T. Barnum. Q06196.

240 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition; a review copy with slip tipped to the front free endpaper. Some browning from review slip; else a very good copy in an unchipped jacket, a little soiled at the spine. Inscribed by Gene Fowler in the year of publication.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First edition, a photoplay edition. Owner's name, foredge foxed, light wear at the spine ends, a very good copy without dustwrapper. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey. Inscribed by the author: "For my favorite Helen Gwynn, With regards, Gene Fowler. Nov 1934.".

1st Photoplay Edition. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Physical desc.: 240 p. ill., 21 cm. Subject: Barnum, P. T. -- (Phineas Taylor), -- 1810-1891 -- Drama. Motion picture plays. Notes: Photoplay edition refers to movie tie-in books of the silent film and early sound era at a time when motion pictures were known as "photoplays". Typically, photoplay editions were reprints of novels additionally illustrated with scenes from a film production. Less typically, photoplay editions were novelizations of films, where the film script was fictionalized in narrative form. Today, vintage photoplay editions are sought after by film buffs, bibliophiles, and collectors. 0 Kg.

First Edition of the First American Sound Screenplay to Be Published in Book Form. Illustrated with scenes from the film. About fine bright copy with the barest hint of handling in a very good slightly dust soiled dust jacket with some very small chips and tears. One of the earliest screenplays published in book form. The film was directed by Walter Lang and starred Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum with Adolphe Menjou, Rochelle Hudson, and Virginia Bruce.

1st Photoplay Edition. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Physical desc.: 240 p. ill., 21 cm. Subject: Barnum, P. T. -- (Phineas Taylor), -- 1810-1891 -- Drama. Motion picture plays. Notes: Photoplay edition refers to movie tie-in books of the silent film and early sound era at a time when motion pictures were known as "photoplays". Typically, photoplay editions were reprints of novels additionally illustrated with scenes from a film production. Less typically, photoplay editions were novelizations of films, where the film script was fictionalized in narrative form. Today, vintage photoplay editions are sought after by film buffs, bibliophiles, and collectors. 0 Kg.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 film, showing actors Claire McDowell, Ramon Novarro, and Kathleen Key. Based on the 1880 novel. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will, Ben-Hur endures hard labor and slavery in prison and, once released, vows revenge on Messala. The most expensive silent film, with a budget of $3.9 million. Shot on location in Italy and California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and faint toning to the border. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoires de cinema.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 2020 surface wear/including small tears, creases paper loss couple of ownership stamps inside Niote: signed by author on front leaf "For George Watson with regards, Gene Fowler.

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Gene Fowler to noted screenwriter and publicist Rosiland Shaffer on front end paper. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. ( Couple short edge tears in DJ. Light shelfsoiling. ) One of the earliest published screenplays.

Script Format, reprint. Condizione: As New. /1934 FINAL DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 240 pages. First edition, first printing. One of the earliest screenplays to be published. Illustrated with black & white photos from the movie which starred Wallace Beery & Adolphe Menjou. Inscribed by Fowler on the first sheet to fellow screenwriter Endre Bohem. Near fine book with slight fading to the spine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of toneing to the spine & a tiny (1/4") chip to the bottom of the spine. A beautiful copy! Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition, a photoplay edition. A few tiny chips to the binding stamping, otherwise fine in a fine, bright dustwrapper with two small stains to the back panel. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey. Inscribed by the author to Jimmy Starr, the gossip columnist and screenwriter (here addressed as "my buoyant companion" by Fowler).